# NTSB UNK64X0329: Luscombe 8A, N2719K, East Hanover, NJ, January 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1964
- Place: East Hanover, NJ · EAST HANOVER, NJ
- Location: 40.8201° N, 74.3649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Hanover, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8201&lon=-74.3649&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0329
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0329

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0178  64/1/23    EAST HANOVER NJ     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0700                    N2719K              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2719K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2719K), registered now, S/N 5446, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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